How to have a verbatim string literal inside a verbatim string literal?

Question

How can I stores something like the following string in C#:

string mystring = @"CMD.AddParameters("@Pkey", SqlDbType.Int, Pkey.ToString());";

possible duplicate of [In C#, can I escape a double quote in a verbatim string literal?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1928909/in-c-can-i-escape-a-double-quote-in-a-verbatim-string-literal) — Sergey Kalinichenko, Aug 02 '13 at 17:37
@dasblinkenlight Not really a duplicate (of that particular question) since the code in this question is a regular string literal, not a verbatim literal (`@""`). — cdhowie, Aug 02 '13 at 17:38
@cdhowie OP wants to put that literal into a verbatim string literal, though. — Sergey Kalinichenko, Aug 02 '13 at 17:39

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 02 '13 at 17:37

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string mystring = "CMD.AddParameters(\"@Pkey\", SqlDbType.Int, Pkey.ToString());";

or

string mystring = @"CMD.AddParameters(""@Pkey"", SqlDbType.Int, Pkey.ToString());";

answered Aug 02 '13 at 17:37

Nicole DesRosiers

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 02 '13 at 17:39

2

escape using the backslash:
"CMD.AddParameters(\"@Pkey\", SqlDbType.Int, Pkey.ToString());"
use unicode literals:
"CMD.AddParameters(\u0022@Pkey\u0022, SqlDbType.Int, Pkey.ToString());"

answered Aug 02 '13 at 17:39

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